{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6538ccdabc6f900012695107/68825144e0a86cc3abb8a01d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 1110: Ex-soldier gets 15 years in Spanish prison for murdering girlfriend Kirsty Ward","description":"<p>Former soldier Keith Byrne has been jailed in Spain for 15 years for the murder of his girlfriend Kirsty Ward at a resort in Salou two years ago.</p><p>Byrne tried to claim Kirsty had taken her own life and even accused her of irrational behaviour, but a court ruled that he was the violent bully who had strangled her in a fit of jealousy after she tried to split from him.</p><p>Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the case.</p>","author_name":"Crime World"}